and desist letter from apple. you may recall, talk show host ellen degeneres felt the wrath after she created a silly iphone ad making fun of her fast fingers. she was forced to make an apology, the kind you would have to make after a giant scandal. >> i got in trouble recently because of a -- today i got in trouble. i did a fake commercial for the iphone and i showed it yesterday, but this is what i did. >> with the iphone, i can do all kinds of things. i can text. hold on. wait, hold on. that's not -- you can do so much with this stuff though. so good. okay. here we go. >> there is her apologies from way back when. it's funny that she is able to apologize by showing the ad all over again. bottom line, brent and laura, thou shall not make fun of apple. >> my fingers work the same way on my phone. the intense drama, the town is the talk of the weekend box office. >> are we taking hostages now? >> no. >> the movie about a group of bank robbers opened with $23.8 million to claim the top spot. ben affleck not only starred, but directed the town that features. easy a came in second place

cowell left "american idol" this past season along with ellen degeneres who was a judge for one season. >>> back over to sal who is collecting data this morning. >> if you are leaving town, let me know. tweet me. let me know where you are going. if you are driving or flying, we will pass it on to our viewers. not a lot of people out there heading up to 280 at the 880 interchange. looking at the grade here, that is looking well. we will have another report a few minutes away. dave and pam. >>> thank you. 5:57. digging deep for answers. we will tell you where police will be swarming today looking for valuable clues to the killings of several bay area people this week. >>> and whytheyy are warning lawmakers over oil drilling along the gulf coast is hurting businesses. droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does.

quits. it follows her departure after ellen degeneres and simon cowell and leaves randy jackson as the last judge standing, for now, that is. jennifer lopez is rumored to be front-runner for the panel. lonnie quinn, good morning. >>> good morning to you, betty. all right. what do we have going here? party down. i'm seeing a lot of football activity because it's kick-off weekend in college football. who do we have? university of -- auburn. seminoles from florida state. let's talk some weather, though. take a look at the whole country. it's pretty quiet out there. earl is exiting and will make its first landfall most likely around nova scotia and wet weather in the south. gusty winds. as far as hot spots go, head out west. gusty winds, red flag warnings and heat warnings from phoenix to salt lake city to twin falls, where the warmest temps will be found. that's a quick look at the national picture. here is a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> we don't want to leave out iowa. hawkeyes in our house. back to you, rebecca. >> thank you, lonnie. coming up next, inside pharmag

announced the songwriter stepping down after two seasons. judges simon cowell and ellen degeneres also left the show. rocker steven tyler and jennifer lopez are reportedly front-runners to join the panel. >>> some very special twins making their debut at a japanese zoo. you can't get much cuter than this pair of twin panda cubs. brother and sister, three weeks ago -- i should say just 3 weeks ago. they've quadrupled in weight to a healthy 1.5 pounds. >>> back to you guys. >> is it just me? they get really cute when they get big. >> not quite there yet? >> right there. >> wow! you're saying that's a face only a mother can love? >> yeah, i am. they get fatter, they'll be cuter. some hair, maybe, more hair. >> dissing the poor pandas. >> they'll be cute one day. thank you. >> bill karens on the plaza. >> everyone thinks it's cute as can be, fuzzy things. just hairy at this point. let's talk about your 60th birthday, right? >> yes. >> who is this. >> daughter leah. >> oldest sister. >> how was she when she was young? >> no comment. >> oh! it is her 60th birthday, we'll be nice. have a wond

struck me was not seeing gaga dressed like that, because we're used to that, but how uncomfortable ellen degeneres was being the first presenter after what had happened at the beginning of the show. am i wrong? >> she's a vegan. she's a vegan. she knew what was coming up with gaga. i think that made her uncomfortable too. >> she had already called her to task for that and presented her with a vegan bikini and said if you want to make a statement -- >> that would have been interesting if she war a vegetable bikini. >> kanye and taylor, there was a lot about them outdoing themselves and it was so spontaneous the first time around. >> it happened last night and it surprised us all. it was organic to the night. when you try to plan and how to get back, it is not good. >> it got overhyped. didn't you feel it was like a -- it went on and on and on. her song went on and on and on. >> it was perfect typecasting too. he was dressed all in red, looked like the devil, the language was -- >> can't find a clip. >> we had to bleep him out throughout the whole song. >> it was an amazing number, though.